Pro-Mohamed Morsi protests have dwindled since he was ousted in 2013.
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At least six people have been killed in clashes between pro-Islamist protesters and Egyptian police in Cairo, the health ministry has said.

Officials said the protesters attacked security forces stationed in Cairo’s Talbiya district near the Giza pyramids on Friday.

An official told Associated Press that more than 500 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group had staged a march after morning prayers following the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Clashes were also reported in the village of Nahya, near Cairo. In the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, police arrested 20 Islamist protesters after they directed fireworks at officers, the official MENA news agency reported.

Protests by supporters of the former president Mohamed Morsi have dwindled since he was ousted by the military in 2013, which led to a massive crackdown on Islamists in which at least 1,400 people were killed in street violence.

Hardcore supporters continue to hold small protests that are often confined to one or two Cairo neighbourhoods. Demonstrations have largely given way to militant attacks, often small bombings and attacks on infrastructure such as electricity towers.